[math4] pure python may be a bad idea

[Greg Dekoenigsberg]

On Mon, 30 Mar 2009, Christian Horne wrote:

> ... and why?
> because python is relatively slow.
> i'm not saying that python in general is bad, but everything that can be
> coded as a C/C++ PYModule probably should be, as python is noticably slower.
>
> i can say this for sure, not just because of all the places you hear that
> interpreted is slower (and i'm not saying they're wrong) but because
> XFCE runs at least 2x faster on my XO than sugar does.

Reason #1 for Python: kids can edit the activity on the fly using Pippy. 
To me, that ability is important.

Reason #2 for Python: coding in Python has a lower barrier to entry than 
coding in C.

Reason #3 for Python: cross-platform.  Ultimately, I'd like to see Mongo 
running on Windows, outside of Sugar.

My $0.02.

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